Centre Designates Chhota Shakeel, Tiger Memon, Bhatkal Brothers & 14 Others As 'Terrorists' [Read Notification]

The notification states that these individuals are associated with terrorist organizations like LASHKAR-E-TAIBA , JAISH-E-MOHAMMED, INDIAN MUJAHIDEEN etc. Regarding Riyaz Bhatkal, the Centre states that he voluntarily and actively participated in the conspiracy and planning leading to several terrorist acts including the blasts at Hyderabad (2007), Jaipur, Delhi and Ahmedabad (2008), Hyderabad (2013) and also in the actual execution of terrorist acts including bomb blasts at German Bakery (2010), Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore (2010) , Jama Masjid (2010), Sheetlaghat (2010) and Mumbai (2011).

Chhota Shakeel, the Centre said, looks after all criminal and underworld operations of D-Company under supervision of Dawood Ibrahim, who is already designated as a terrorist. Tiger Memon is an associate and younger brother of Dawood Ibrahim Kaskar and is the main accused in Bombay Bomb Blast case in 1993, the notification reads

As per the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act 1967, the government can notify organizations as terrorist organizations by including them in the First Schedule. Under the Act, the central government may designate an organisation as a terrorist organisation if it: (i) commits or participates in acts of terrorism, (ii) prepares for terrorism, (iii) promotes terrorism, or (iv) is otherwise involved in terrorism. The 2019 Amendment further empowered the Centre to designate individuals as terrorist on the above grounds. It proposes to add 'Fourth Schedule' to the principal Act which will include the names of individuals designated as individuals. An individual aggrieved by the designation as terrorist has the option to challenge it before a Review Committee constituted by the Central Government.